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Up in Smoke: Silicon Valley Sex Workers

By
Vanessa ButlerApril 16, 2013

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When you think of Silicon Valley, you think of Apple, Bill Gates and nerds. But some of us think of young internet moguls who need a little extra TLC in the bedroom. CNN has discovered that there is currently a booming sex industry in Silicon Valley, where girls are charging $400 to $500 an hour. One girl admitted to making approximately a million dollars since she arrived, and it’s not about to slow down anytime soon. And, of course, if you’re working in Silicon Valley, you’re also utilizing the latest gadgets. It seems that a majority of the sex workers are now accepting credit card transactions via a product called Square, a card reader that can be hooked up to your smartphone under the guise of a home business or a “consulting service.” Some girls have even turned to social media. “Everything I know about social media marketing I learned doing sex work,” sex worker Kitty Stryker told CNNMoney. “Currently I’m using Hootsuite a lot; I’m using Klout a little bit. I also use Twitter calendar, which is just this simple free thing, but it’s got very interesting analytics data.”

With a number of major tech companies in America where workers are known to make $96,000 a year, it’s no wonder these girls have taken a liking to their younger tech-savvy clients who have been known to admit to their shortcomings when it comes to interacting with women.